Outdoor sculpture changes with the weather, the season and the time of day, so it rewards a slow walk and a second look. Here are five works worth a detour, and why each one holds up in the open air.
Glazing water means catching motion that never holds still, from the flat glare of noon to the low gold of evening. Mark Doyle looks at how potters handle light on the sea, and what that means for a sea plate hung at home.
Jordan Pittman spent the summer painting outdoors, with her work bench set up between the flower beds and the garden fence. In these notes she explains how the colour of a single bloom can set the direction for a whole series of pieces.
Clay vessels carried along the Silk Road hold a record of trade, craft and taste that reaches well beyond the caravan routes. Kamila Sarsenbaeva follows a few of the glazes and forms that travelled furthest, and shows how they echo in studio ceramics today.
